Getting Started with Papyrus UMLLight

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Introduction

As part of this tutorial, the trainee will:

• Learn how to download and install Papyrus UMLLight.
• Become familiar with the various aspects of the modeling environment such as workspaces, menus, views, perspectives and palettes.
• Become familiar with the elements that make up the“Papyrus UMLLight” subset.
• Through the implementation of a sample modeling project, become familiar with a simple model development approach that will enable you to use the elements that are part of the Papyrus UMLLight subset.

At the end of the training, the trainee will be able to apply their acquired knowledge in real project.

What this tutorial is and is not

what this tutorial IS	What this tutorial Is NOT
An overview of the Papyrus UMLLightuser interface	A UML specification tutorial
An overview of the UML diagrams and elements available in Papyrus UMLLight	An exhaustive tutorial on all UML diagrams, entities, and semantics
An hands-on experience developing a UML model with Papyrus UMLLight	A tutorial advocating a specific method for modeling software,

What are Papyrus and Papyrus UMLLight

What is Papyrus

* A complete open Source editor that Conform to UML, SysML, and other Object Management Group (OMG) standards

* [An Eclipse Project [1]

• A familly of modeling tools

• Papyrus itself (both tool and platform) ("Papyrus")

* Papyrus for information modeling ("Papyrus-IM")

* Papyrus for Real-time ("Papyrus-RT")

* and now Papyrus UMLLight

* [Supported by the Papyrus Industry Consortium, a community of developers, committers and contributors from many organizations and involved in different application domains.

What is Papyrus UMLLight

* A specialized variant of Papyrus that provides:

* * an optimized “Foundation level” subset of UML;

 :: * with a streamlined user interface for creating, viewing, and editing models

Comparing Papyrus and Papyrus UMLLight

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Papyrus UMLLight User personae.

After discusions with various stakeholders, the Papyrus UMLLight team defined the following three user personae to express the targeted users:

 * Nicole, a [Papyrus novice, is knowledgeable in UML but not familiar with Papyrus or Papyrus UMLLight
 * Steve - a UML Novice and Student, a student and novice in UML, Papyrus, and Papyrus UMLLight
 * Brisha, a Basic UML User, only uses UML from time to time and then only for basic purposes such as documentation or, presentations

You can also have a look at the full personae descriptions

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Palettes

Palette Structure

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Palette Customizations

Each diagram has a “palette” containing the model elements that can be used with that diagram – you can think of it as a “toolbox” for each diagram. Each Papyrus UMLLight diagram’s palette has ben customized to meet the goals of this simplified version of Papyrus.

Palettes

Views of all the Papyrus UMLLight Palettes (in alphabetical order)

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Getting Started with Papyrus UMLLight

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